Chacoan Mara vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Caviidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Urocystis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.